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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 16 > Closing Guantanamo faces a hurdle: Yemeni detainees

Closing Guantanamo faces a hurdle: Yemeni detainees

By Shashank Bengali / The Bulletin
November 16, 2008

SANAA, Yemen — Barack Obama’s pledge to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, faces a major obstacle: Yemen.

The Bush administration has transferred hundreds of Guantanamo prisoners to the custody of their home countries, but it’s been unable to win....

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